Table 1.
Characteristics of physician respondents who provide care to CMC (n = 540)
| Characteristic | N (%) b |
|---|---|
| Type of physiciana | |
| General paediatrician | 312 (57.8) |
| Subspecialist | 218 (40.4) |
| Missing | 10 (1.9) |
| Location - provinces | |
| Alberta | 72 (13.3) |
| British Columbia | 63 (11.7) |
| Manitoba | 28 (5.2) |
| New Brunswick | 10 (1.9) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 7 (1.3) |
| Northwest Territories | < 5 |
| Nova Scotia | 24 (4.4) |
| Nunavut | 0 |
| Ontario | 199 (36.9) |
| Prince Edward Island | < 5 |
| Quebec | 113 (20.9) |
| Saskatchewan | 13 (2.4) |
| Yukon | < 5 |
| Missing | 8 (1.5) |
| Practice location | |
| Urban | 377 (71.7) |
| Suburban | 64 (12.1) |
| Rural/remote | 47 (8.9) |
| Combined urban and suburban | 18 (3.4) |
| Combined urban and rural/remote | 10 (1.8) |
| Combined urban, suburban and rural/remote | 8 (1.5) |
| Combined suburban and rural/remote | < 5 |
| Missing | 13 (2.4) |
| Practice type | |
| Academic | 344 (63.7) |
| Non-academic | 196 (36.2) |
| Missing | 41 (7.4) |
| Practice setting | |
| Combination - inpatient and outpatient | 95 (18.7) |
| Community – private office | 89 (17.5) |
| Inpatient | 69 (13.6) |
| Outpatient | 46 (9) |
| Combined inpatient, emergency department or urgent care centre and community – private office | 43 (8.5) |
| Combined inpatient, outpatient and community – private office | 33 (6.5) |
| Combined inpatient, emergency department or urgent care centre and outpatient | 32 (6.3) |
| Emergency Department | 29 (5.7) |
| Combined inpatient and private office | 29 (5.7) |
| Other combinations | 46 (8.5) |
| Missing | 29 (5.7) |
a Counts and percentages may be larger than the number of respondents due to multiple responses per respondent
b Counts and percentages may be less than the number of respondents as we do not report values < 5